Necktie-holder.



E. T. GRAIGE.

NEOKTIE HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED 0012a, 1969.

973,005 Patented 0ct.1s,1910,

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NECKTIE-I-IOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND T. CRAIGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at No. 1423 North Ithan street, in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Necktie-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

M 1 invention relates to improvements in neck-tie holders; and the objects of my improvement are :First, to provide a means for the use of neck-ties that have become worn or soiled in one or more parts while the remaining portion of the tie is uninjured; second, to furnish a neck-tie holder that will be easily adjusted to high or low collars; third to provide a neck-tie holder, that is a frame or form, upon which a necktie, having the appearance of a four-in-hand necktie, may be quickly tied or formed; when said necktie is once formed on said frame it will not be disturbed by being put on or off and needs no further attention until the exposed portions become worn, when it may be re-tied, thus bringing new portions of said necktie into view, and said necktie, by means of said frame or holder, may be made to lie fiat, stand out or be rigidly held high or low, as desired.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, given for illustrative purposes, and in which similar numbers refer to similar parts.

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the body portion of my invention; Fig. 2, is a strap to be bent on axis (aa) through 180 thus forming one portion of a hinge; Fig. 3, is a loop around the upper ends (13) of which the strap shown in Fig. 2 is bent to complete said hinge; Fig. 4, is a back view of the respective parts assembled, showing an adjustment for a low collar; Fig. 5, is a cross section of a modified form in plane (bb); Fig. 6, is a port-ion of the stem showing an adjustment for a high collar; Fig. 7, shows the holder with neck-tie attached.

In Fig. 1, the body portion of my invention, in this particular instance, consists of two layers properly shaped and curved and afterward glued together, thereby causing the holder more permanently to retain its curved shape and additionally secured by three eyelets, two being shown at (17) and one at (14), the latter being loosely riveted and thereby forming a swivel hinge to secure Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 28, 1909.

Patented Get. 18, 1910. Serial No. 525,180.

to the body (10) the folded strap (8). The upper portion of my holder may be curved to suit any collar or neck. The arm portions (11) through which the eyelets (17) are passed are enlarged upon the lower edge of their extreme ends for the purpose of preventing a necktie from working oif around the ends, either during the process of adjustment or while wearing. The stem portion (12) through which the eyelet (14) is passed may be of any desired length or form and may curve outward, as at (18), to any extent desired (Fig. 5) for the purpose of producing a full or standing-out effect in the tie. The eyelet (14) which secures the strap portion (8) of the hinge may be above or below the curve (18), that is, hlgh or low on the stem, for the purpose of modifying the appearance and adjustment of the neck-tie which is constructed upon my invention.

The body portion (10) of the holder may be constructed of celluloid, card-board, paper-fiber, horn, metal or any suitable material. Fig. 3, (9) is a loop preferably made of wire, of approximately the form shown in the illustration (Fig. 3) and so bent at the loop portion that the ends (13 13) thereof tend to touch each other, so that when the strap portion (8) (Fig. 2) is bent around the ends (Fig. 4) of the loop (9), as aforesaid, said ends (1313) are forced apart but are allowed to remain closer together when in the plane of the strap portion, owing to the indentations (16) (Fig.

2) on each side of the said strap and when the loop (9) is drawn out at right angles to the said strap (8) the side portions of said loop adjoining (13) are withdrawn from the notches (16) thereby widening the distance between the ends (13) thereof and if undisturbed the loop will spring back and assume the original position. The objectof the loop is to pass over the collar button and retain my invention in proper position when in use. In Fig. 4 the hinge portion of the strap (8) is turned upward toward the top of the'holder, thereby permitting the top of the holder to fall closer to the collar button. The strap (8) may be turned around on the swivel or eyelet (14) through 180, as shown in Fig. 6, thereby bringing the hinge portion of strap (8) and the ends (13) hinged thereto, at the lowest point below the top of the holder and causing the top of the holder to stand considerably farther above the collar button, an adjustment very desirable where collars of diflerent heights from time to time are used. The tongue portion (12) can be made longer or shorter, as desired, but in every instance the holder will always admit of two adjust ments by rotating the strap portion (8) on (14:) as aforesaid. The difference between these adjustments may also be varied by changing the size of the eyelet (1a) or increasing the length of the strap (8).

My invention is applicable to all rolling or lay-down collars, the arm or wing portions (11) extending up under the lay-over part of the collar.

Having thus described and illustrated my invention, I claim:

1. The combination in a necktie holder of a body portion curved to fit the collar, arm portions enlarged on the under edge near the ends, a stem portion having a loop attached, a metallic band, folded at its center around the bent ends of said loop, an eyelet passing through said stem portion and ro-' tatably securing thereto ends of said band, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a neck-tie holder, the combination of a curved body portion made up of a plurality of layers having arms which are curved inwardly and having a stem portion which is curved outwardly at its lower end, said arm portions being provided with e11- largements on the under edge at the ends, a rotatably adjustable hinged loop, aflixed on the inner side, and a centrally indented and folded band, which secures said loop to said stem, substantially as described and for the uses stated.

EDMUND T. GRAIGE.

\Vitnesses JOSEPH Girrono, MICHAEL LEWIS. 

